KCP Heavy Engineering

Heavy Casting

Strategic Manufacturing Presence

KCP HE’s manufacturing facility is spread over 2 locations, Thiruvottiyur in Chennai and Arakkonam about 100 km from Chennai. Given below is a brief summary of both the facilities.

Location	Plant Area (m2)	Cover Area (m2)	Capacity Per Year (MT)	Shop	Shop Dimensions	Crane Capacity	Height Under Hook
Thiruvottiyur (1957)	300,000	50,000	4000	Foundry (2) (8640 m2)	240 m x 26 m 240 m x 10 m	64 T 30 T	12.5 m 12.5 m
			5000	Fabrication (3) (12,126 m2)	190 m x 30 m 190 m x 30 m 300 m x 27 m	30 T 30 T 300 T	12.5 m 12.5 m 12.5 m
				Machining (3) (15,112 m2)	118 m x 37 m 120 m x 26 m 300 m x 27 m	50 T 50 T 300 T	12.5 m 12.5 m 12.5 m
Arakkonam (1984)	40,000	10,000	1,500	Fabrication (2)	240 m x 26 m 190 m x 26 m	50 T 30 T	9 m 9 m
Total	340,000	60,000

Thiruvottiyur Plant

KCP HE plant I at Thiruvottiyur , Chennai, setup in 1955, is one of the largest and fully Integrated Heavy Engineering workshops in India that Caters to a wide range of heavy mechanical equipments and sub-systems of the core sector industries. The facility consists of an integrated Steel Foundry, heavy Fabrication, Heavy Machining & Assembly Shops.

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Foundry

The Steel Foundry has the basic foundry infrastructure consisting of sand mixing plants, pattern shops, moulding tools, and heat treatment. A Computerised optical spectrometer for chemical analysis upto 19 elements during melting sequence ensured chemistry of molten metal to suit diverse range of steel castings for different applications. Melting capacity of molten metal up to maximum 50 T and a single piece casting capacity of up to 30 T.

Process	Equipment	Capacity
Melting	Induction Furnaces (4) Arc Furnace (1)	3T / 8 T/ 13 T/ 20 T 6T
Heat Treatment	Oil Fired Furnaces (4) / Electric Furnace (1)	3.5 m (H) x 5.5 m (W) x 8.5 m (L)